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Monthly Archives: August 2016

US NRC – Radiation Protection for ISL Uranium Mining: Agenda Set by Cameco For Public Teleconference (Sept. 7th); Agenda: NONE

August 31, 2016

Cameco Crow Butte ISL Uranium mine in Nebraska Health Physics is a Cold War euphemism. The name is meant to …

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Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill Radon Emissions Violate Clean Air Act; Alternative Feed “Sham Processing” of Radioactive Waste

August 30, 2016

Excerpts from the lawsuit filed by Grand Canyon Trust against Energy Fuels – the same Canadian company that wants to …

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Typhoon Lionrock To Cause Torrential Rainfall, Ground Instability- Warnings for the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station Region

August 29, 2016

More updated maps added below. Green is above average rainfall. Kyodo news has said as much of 500 mm could …

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Grand Canyon: Permits for Energy Fuels Uranium Mines Must Be Rejected by Arizona – Aug 29, 30 Hearings and Comment Deadline

August 27, 2016

Grand Canyon US National Park Service By the Sierra Club: “State of Arizona Asked to Reject Permit Renewals for Uranium …

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Japan Governor Asks For Halt Of Sendai Nuclear Reactors

August 27, 2016

Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic ash-fall, evacuation shelters in tsunami zones – what could possibly go wrong? The sign of “tsunami attention!” …

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Energy Fuels Inc Uranium Mine Fire in Texas Spotted by US Border Patrol; 60 Acres Burned; Local Fire Department Forced to Battle Fire

August 25, 2016

In early August, the U.S. Border Patrol spotted a wildfire at Energy Fuel (Mestena)’s Alta Mesa In Situ Leach Uranium …

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Vogtle Nuclear Power Station: Smoke and Sparks in Fuel Handling Building (20 Dec. 2010); Defective ABB Breakers; Nuclear Disaster Near Miss 1990 – Defective Emergency Generators

August 25, 2016

Yesterday this blog reported a possible fire on August 23rd at Vogtle Nuclear Power Station, as seen on the USDA …

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Possible Fire at Vogtle Nuclear Power Station on the Savannah River in Georgia, USA (23 Aug. 2016)

August 24, 2016

Possible fire at Vogtle Nuclear Power Station, which is located in Georgia, on the Savannah River, just across from South …

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Large Earthquakes Strike Italy

August 24, 2016

Google Streetview of Norcia, Italy M6.2 – 10km SE of Norcia, Italy, 2016-08-24 01:36:33 UTC 42.714°N 13.172°E 10.0 km depth …

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USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collides into MSC Ship

August 24, 2016

“Navy Investigating USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collision into MSC Ship” By: Sam LaGrone August 22, 2016 7:17 PM The Navy …

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UK Nuclear Submarine HMS Ambush: Smashing Collision With Merchant Vessel

August 24, 2016

“UK Nuclear Submarine HMS Ambush Collides With Merchant Vessel By: Sam LaGrone, July 20, 2016 4:37 PM • Updated: July …

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Socialist Nuclear Power (i.e. Unfair Nuclear Subsidies; Corporate Welfare) in America (and Elsewhere)

August 23, 2016

“There are many forms of government subsidization of the nuclear power industry. These subsidies include the sponsorship of research, enrichment …

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Catastrophe in the Making: Growth Machine Politics; Regulatory Capture; Hurricane Katrina; Fukushima; Disasters of Tomorrow

August 22, 2016

In “Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow“, Freudenberg, et. al., 2009, “assign responsibility …

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Sordid story of how a fracking company is silencing academic criticism with smears and payoffs

August 21, 2016

Originally posted on Pride's Purge:
The sordid story of the geology professor, the fracking company, the old Etonian and the Tory…

Louisiana National Guard Rescues 19,000 in Flood-Affected Areas

August 20, 2016

This is what the National Guard is for – to help out during natural diasters, as well as protecting the …

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World Could Run on 100% Renewables By 2050; 80% By 2030; The Main Barriers are Neither Technical Nor Economic, But Political and Social – Expert Testimony to US Congress

August 20, 2016

“The main barriers to a conversion“[to 100% Wind, Water, Solar] are neither technical nor economic; rather, they are social and …

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Three More Fires at the Savannah River Nuclear Site: August 16, 17, 18 (H-Area, A-Area (SRNL), N-Area)

August 19, 2016

Locations exported from http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/index.php and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_River_Site The last fire which we found at Savannah River Nuclear Site (South Carolina) was …

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Offshore Windfarms Can Greatly Reduce Hurricane Windspeed and Storm Surge by Absorbing Kinetic Energy from Winds

August 18, 2016

High winds radiate out from the center and gale force winds arrive ahead of the hurricane force winds. Hurricane Camille, …

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Uranium Miner Cameco’s Tax Avoidance Cost Canada Over $2 Billion in Lost Revenue – Canadian House of Commons Income Tax Debate

August 17, 2016

Cameco Headquarters Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada “Cameco is a company that mines uranium in Saskatchewan. In 1999, it signed a deal …

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Canadian Mining Advocate “ConnectingDots2” Stalks Anti-Nuclear Activist Dana Durnford At BC Courthouse; Threatens Dana with Frivolous Lawsuit; Laughs at Dana’s Car Troubles; Wants Dana Banned from Youtube

August 16, 2016

[ For those who need context as to why Dana needed to be at the courthouse: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/no-free-speech-in-canada-professor-with-nuclear-uranium-mining-govt-ties-has-disabled-man-arrested-and-put-in-jail ] This ConnectingDots2 …

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Letter: Moorside Turning up the Heat on the Irish Sea by 14 degrees

August 16, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
? ? The following excellent letter on the insanity of Moorside appears in this week’s Whitehaven…

Fire at H-Area of the Savannah River Nuclear Site, August 7th 2016?

August 15, 2016

US fire satellite mapping reported on Sunday August 7, 2016, 16.20 UTC – a little after noon local time, what …

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Hanford Nuclear Site Fires Above Electrical Substation – August 13, 2016

August 14, 2016

For whatever reasons these fires seem to be going unreported. They are burning above what seems to be the Midway …

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Fire at Y-12 National Security Complex on August 6th?

August 13, 2016

The US active and recent fire map shows a fire at what seems to be the Y-12 site last Saturday, …

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US NRC Investigates Cause of Uranium Build-up at Toshiba-Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Facility; Last Extensive Clean-up 7 Years Ago?!

August 13, 2016

Westinghouse is now a Toshiba (Japan) subsidiary. It is 87% Toshiba owned; 10% Kazatomprom (Kazakhstan State owned), and 3% IHI …

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The Ongoing Saga 73: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

August 13, 2016

Last updated 24 Sept. 2016. This post ran from 13 August to 24 Sept. 2016 Most recent updates are on …

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Raid on Blogger Based on Law Ruled Unconstitutional in 1981: Does Louisiana Think France’s State of Emergency Applies to Them?

August 12, 2016

Originally posted on Louisiana Voice:
Apparently Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter has never read the First Amendment. Neither, apparently, has 32nd…

Mitsubishi Military Industrial Complex Nuked in Nagasaki: Mitsubishi Still Lives While Victims Still Die

August 12, 2016

http://youtu.be/gR6xDij75-4 Mitsubishi Urakami Ordance Plant. Atomic Bomb Area Nagasaki. Movie by US National Archives and Records Administration (Transcript at bottom …

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Bribery: Super League Nuclear UK

August 12, 2016

Originally posted on Radiation Free Lakeland:
Apologies to Friends of the Earth – the “Bribery: Its Working Well in *Numbria” is all…

EU Investigating Unfair French State Subsidies to the Nuclear Sector – Areva’s 4 Billion Euro Bailout by French Taxpayers

August 11, 2016

Old Le Creusot Forge, predecessor to Areva-Le Creusot. The US NRC inspected Areva due to quality concerns years ago. The …

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Radioactive Needle Found in University Science Building

August 11, 2016

“The lead pig was found inside the drawer in Dana Science Building Chemistry Lab. A radiation level of 12 mR/hr …

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Top Secret Phone Call re Radiation Injuries at Hiroshima-Nagasaki, 25 August 1945

August 10, 2016

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Two US military leaders discuss the repercussions of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings and cleanup-reconstruction, and appear engaged…

Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki, Impact-Declassified: September 14, 1945

August 10, 2016

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
While from a military strategic perspective, bombing the Mitsubishi works in Nagasaki made sense, it seems…

Does US NRC Think They are Chimps or Robots? Similar Isn’t the Same: Zircaloy and Areva’s M5 Alloy are not the same

August 9, 2016

How does French State owned nuclear behemoth Areva spell regulatory relief? Like Holtec and others: “US NRC”. While the underfunded …

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Researchers Helped Uncover a Public Health Crisis in Flint, but Learned there are Costs to Doing Good Science

August 9, 2016

From “The Conversation“: We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good …

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British Nuclear Plant “Unwelcome & Unwanted” – Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Seán Crowe TD

August 8, 2016

News Release from Sinn Féin: “British Nuclear Plant ‘Unwelcome & Unwanted’ – Crowe 4 August, 2016 – by Seán Crowe …

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FOE Scotland : Tell Prime Minister May to Stop Hinkley, Invest in Renewables Instead

August 8, 2016

From Friends of the Earth (FOE), Scotland: “Prime Minister: Stop Hinkley, invest in renewables instead” “In a startling move the …

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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Japan, August 6, 1945

August 8, 2016

“I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita… ‘Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Robert …

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“I Want the World to Wake Up”: Hiroshima Survivor Criticizes Obama for Pushing New Nuclear Weapons

August 7, 2016

By DemocracyNow.org http://youtu.be/g0BNkewj28Q “I Want the World to Wake Up”: Hiroshima Survivor Criticizes Obama for Pushing New Nuclear Weapons MAY …

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“We Learned to Step over the Dead”: Hiroshima Survivor & Anti-Nuclear Activist Recalls U.S. Bombing

August 6, 2016

By DemocracyNow.org: http://youtu.be/4iUvv7GWHQE “We Learned to Step over the Dead”: Hiroshima Survivor & Anti-Nuclear Activist Recalls U.S. Bombing MAY 27, …

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Hanford Nuclear Site’s Ongoing Wildfire Problem

August 5, 2016

Hanford 2007 fire, US DOE video screenshots Wildfires on the Hanford Nuclear Site have occurred in 1957, 1973, and 1981, …

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UK Business and Energy Secretary in Japan: Discussed Future Nuclear Power Stations

August 4, 2016

UK Business and Energy Secretary, Greg Clark, returned from discussing future nuclear power stations in Japan, only to announce that …

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“A Slow Genocide of the People”: Uranium Mining Leaves Toxic Nuclear Legacy on Indigenous Land

August 3, 2016

By DemocracyNow.org: http://youtu.be/wSEADfWh9To “A Slow Genocide of the People”: Uranium Mining Leaves Toxic Nuclear Legacy on Indigenous Land MARCH 14, …

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New Campaign Aims to Oust Every Single Member of the US Congress Who’s Backed By Big Money

August 3, 2016

Armadillo From the author of “There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos“(1997), “Thieves …

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Toshiba-Westinghouse AP 1000 Nuclear Reactor Hydrogen Igniters: US Atomic Safety Licensing Board to Hear Oral Arguments on Concerns

August 2, 2016

“Five years ago, Southern Nuclear Operating Company identified a key atomic reactor safety risk: the potential for hydrogen generated from …

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Explosive Lessons in Hydrogen Safety – NASA

August 2, 2016

“Hydrogen has a very broad flammability range—a 4 percent to 74 percent concentration in air… More often than not, fears …

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Daneros Uranium Mine: BLM-Energy Fuels Decreased Clean-up Standard; Manipulation of Data; Comment Deadline Today

August 1, 2016

About how to comment here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/attempt-by-canadian-miner-to-expand-uranium-mine-on-us-public-land-near-natural-bridges-national-monument-comment-deadline-monday-1st-august/ Deadline seems to be around 4 or 5 pm Utah time today, though it’s …

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Canadian Uranium Miner, Energy Fuels, Endangers Proposed Bear Ears National Monument, BLM Comment Deadline Aug. 1 (Today); Write President Obama

August 1, 2016

Options to oppose expansion of the Daneros uranium mine, which lies within the proposed Bear Ears National Monument area on …

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Recent Posts

  • UK: STOP Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station – consultation ends on 3rd Feb -please write January 28, 2017
  • US EPA Hid Details of Huge Radiation Increase for Drinking Water in a Nuclear Accident; Increase Violates Safe Drinking Water Act – Arguably Illegal; A Couple of Hours Left to Oppose Private Nuclear Waste Storage (11.59 PM Eastern Time) January 28, 2017
  • US Officially Allows Radiation in Drinking Water 1000s of Times Greater Than Clean Water Act in Event of Nuclear Accident; Private Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Comment Deadline TONIGHT 11.59 PM ET Even More Important in this context January 27, 2017
  • Nuclear Rip and Ship; Radioactive Waste Dilution- Lethal Underbelly of Private Nuclear Waste Revealed in US Lawsuit Against Trump Large Donor’s Corp.; Comment Deadline Friday 11.59 pm ET= NY-DC Time January 26, 2017
  • Carson Evaded Sen. Warren Questions on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Conflicts of Interest; How Many Real Estate Scions Are Needed as White House Assistants? January 26, 2017
  • First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on Minister Bill Bennett’s Property (British Columbia, Canada) January 26, 2017
  • US Congressmen Trying to Undermine Standards for New Wood-burning Heaters: Jealous of London’s Smog Alert? January 26, 2017
  • Trump Executive Order on Dakota Access (Bakken) Pipeline Violates Law and Tribal Treaties (But ETP Stock Value Up 4.31 % Today with Trading Increased!) January 24, 2017
  • Still Time to Stop Rex Tillerson: US Senate Vote Next Week; Things to Know About Putin’s Friend, Former Exxon CEO Tillerson January 24, 2017
  • Crony Capitalism: Rick Perry US Energy Secretary? Former Texas Governor’s Experience for the Job Comes From Stiffing the American People and their Environment. January 23, 2017
  • US Private Nuclear Waste “Interim” Storage Facility Comment by 27 Jan. 2017 11.59 PM ET(NY-DC), i.e. One Minute Till Midnight January 22, 2017
  • Trump’s “Greatest Mentor” Roy Cohn was Attorney for NYC Mob Families and Red-Baiting Aide to Joe McCarthy: Wayne Barrett (RIP January 19, 2017) Interview January 21, 2017
  • Trump Treasury Pick Mnuchin: Foreclosure King, Unfair Taxation, and Destroying Sears Pension (Senator Wyden Statement) January 21, 2017
  • “A Classic State Capitalist”: How Donald Trump Profited from Public Subsidies & Political Favors January 21, 2017
  • Trump’s Gold-Plated Son-in-Law and Other Potential Conflicts of Interest in the White House (Advisors-Cabinet): Transparency International Raises the Alarm January 21, 2017
  • Veterans Opposing Trump Nominee Tillerson Try to Meet with Senator McCain; McCain Staffers have them Arrested; #VetsRejectRex January 20, 2017
  • Kukes: Russian Oil Magnate with Ties to Putin and Cheney Gave Almost $300,000 to Trump January 19, 2017
  • We Cannot Wait for History to Judge: We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now (and ExxonMobil and Robert Mercer) January 19, 2017
  • Former FBI agents and Former US Atty ask Obama to free Native American activist Leonard Peltier January 18, 2017
  • The Cherokee Nation Is Entitled to a Delegate in Congress. But Will They Finally Send One? And the Choctaw too? January 18, 2017
  • Political Contributor – Developer Charles Kushner Sentenced to Max (2 yrs) in Prison for Witness Retaliation and Other Crimes (Jared Kushner’s father) January 18, 2017
  • The Story Behind Jared Kushner’s Curious Acceptance into Harvard January 17, 2017
  • Worried This Billionaire Will Destroy Public Education, Teachers Have Some #Questions4Betsy – Hearing on Tuesday January 17, 2017
  • Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Violating the US Atomic Energy Act on Behalf of China State-owned firm CGNI for Almost One Decade (1997-2016) January 17, 2017
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Inspector General on the China Nuclear Spy Case January 17, 2017

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